Glossary
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
US Navy Treatment Table 6 is the most widely used recompression schedule for decompression sickness and air embolism: about 4.75 hours at pressures up to 2.8 ATA, alternating oxygen and air breaks.
More terms
Hyperoxia
A state of higher-than-normal oxygen levels in tissue.
Fibroblast
The cell that builds collagen and rebuilds wounds — and needs oxygen to work.
UHMS
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, which sets indication standards.
Stem cell mobilization
HBOT's ability to release stem cells from bone marrow into circulation.